THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE A L A B A M A OF THE ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY SEAPORT DECEMBER 20 10 ALABAMA SEAPORT PUBLISHED CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1927 • DECEMBER 2010

On The Cover: From the Mobile Sea Buoy to docking at the Port of Mobile, only Mobile Bar GET REAL Pilots are allowed to move ships in that 30-mile span as well as at the ports What’s real? Our KC-45 tanker. It’s the only tanker in the Air Force competition that is in production, fl ying for all inbound and outbound traffic. These pilots safely guide ships, tugs, oil rigs, barges and even cruise boats from foreign into local waters and and ready now. By contrast, our competitor’s concept aircraft exists only on paper—an unproven design back out, relying on their specialized knowledge of local waters, weather that’s never been built or fl own. Our warfi ghters deserve a real tanker—one that will be built here in the conditions and how these will affect particular ships. For their commute to U.S., by tens of thousands of Americans. So let’s get real: KC-45. work, the bar pilots use two aluminum hull boats: the MOBILE and the ALABAMA, built by Breaux Brothers out of Loreauville, La. 4 12 www.eadsnorthamerica.com Alabama State Port Authority P.O. Box 1588, Mobile, Alabama 36633, USA P: 251.441.7200 • F: 251.441.7216 • asdd.com James K. Lyons, Director, CEO Contents Larry R. Downs, Secretary-Treasurer/CFO Mobile Bar Pilots: Channeling Commerce for 300 Years...... 4 FINANCIAL SERVICES Larry Downs, Secretary/Treasurer 251.441.7050 Mobile Container Terminal Welcomes New Leader...... 7 Linda K. Paaymans, Vice President 251.441.7036 COMPTROLLER Pete Dranka 251.441.7057 ASPA New York Reception...... 9 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Stan Hurston, Manager 251.441.7017 HUMAN RESOURCES Danny Barnett, Manager 251.441.7004 Made in Alabama: ThyssenKrupp Opens Mills with Gala Event...... 12 RISK MANAGEMENT Kevin Malpas, Manager 251.441.7118 INTERNAL AUDITOR Avito DeAndrade 251.441.7210 At the Helm: Brian Harold...... 18 Currents...... 20 MARKETING Judith Adams, Vice President 251.441.7003 Port Calls: Mardi Gras: Mobile’s Biggest Family-Friendly Tradition...... 24 Sheri Reid, Manager, Public Affairs 251.441.7001 Pete O’Neal, Manager, Real Estate 251.441.7123 Of Men & Ships: Swarms of “Yellow Bees” over the Coast...... 27 Pat Scott, Manager, Fixed Assets 251.441.7113 John Goff, Manager, Theodore Operations 251.443.7982 OPERATIONS Departments H.S. “Smitty” Thorne, Executive Vice President/COO 251.441.7238 Bradley N. Ojard, Vice President 251.441.8133 Arrivals/Sailings...... 32 Glenn Reibe, Training & Quality Control Manager 251.441.7156 Ron Adler, Asst. General Manager, Operations 251.441.7316 Postcards from the Past...... 35 BULK OPERATIONS Raymond Dearmon, Manager 251.441.7676 Melvin Barnett, Operations Superintendent 251.441.7675 Port of Mobile Directory...... 36 TERMINAL RAILWAY Mike Russell, General Manager 251.441.7301 Steamship Agencies & Lines...... 38 GENERAL CARGO/INTERMODAL OPERATIONS John Mickler, Manager P: 251.441.7235 F: 251.441.7231 CUSTOMER SERVICE Marx Nicholson, Manager 251.441.7047 TRAFFIC/SALES Anna Ward, Manager 251.441.7516 Chuck Camp, Logistics Manager 251.441.8179 PORT POLICE CHIEF Jimmie Flanagan P: 251.441.7777 F: 251.441.7172 TRUCK CONTROL Lester Davidson 251.441.7098

HARBOR MASTER Capt. Terry Gilbreath 251.441.7074

PLANNING & SECURITY F-16 refueling operation, Nov. 3, 2009 Hal Hudgins, Vice President 251.441.7237 See the video at www.KC-45now.com. ENGINEERING SERVICES Jerald Kichler, P.E., Director 251.441.8975 ENVIRONMENTAL & PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 24 Bob Harris, Director 251.441.7085 27

TRADE & DEVELOPMENT Mark I. Sheppard, Vice President 251.441.7201 An Equal Opportunity Employer Todd Jones, Director Trade & Development 251.441.7144 ALABAMA SEAPORT (ISSN 1524-8259) is published monthly by the marketing department, Alabama State Port LATIN AMERICA SALES & TRADE DEVELOPMENT Maria Mendez, Director 251.441.7535 Authority. The magazine is provided free of charge upon written request from customers and friends of the Alabama State Port Authority. Material contained herein, except when copyrighted, may be reproduced in whole or in part. A credit–line “Reprinted from ALABAMA SEAPORT” will be appreciated, and it is requested that a copy of the publica- tion, containing the material used, be sent to Editor, ALABAMA SEAPORT, Alabama State Port Authority, P.O. Box 1588, Mobile, Alabama 36633 U.S.A.

EADS KC-45Ad CDQ 8.5x11.indd 1 4/27/10 3:43:29 PM “The boardings become second nature to you, but you still Mobile Bar Pilots: go through every step every time. There are accidents; that’s Channeling Commerce for 300 Years part of it.”

When King Louis XIV of France appointed Mobile’s first permanent bar The Mobile Bar Pilots use two aluminum hull boats, the MO- pilot in 1711, chances are he couldn’t have even imagined 300 years later, BILE and the ALABAMA. “We have two boats because of bar pilots would be tracking ships by highly specialized computer systems, what we ask out of them,” said Wilson. “We push the life updating assignments via a secure website and using fuel-efficient en- and maintenance out of them.” Every six months the boats gines in the pilot boats. are pulled from the water for necessary repairs and mainte- nance. While the average life span of an aluminum hull boat But then as well as now, bar pilots have played an integral part of the Bob Riley, Governor of Alabama is 20 years, thanks to scrupulous care, the bar pilots’ boats flow of commerce shipping in and out of the Mobile area. Guiding ships ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY can last up to 40 years. The aluminum hull pilot boats are through the narrow Mobile Ship Channel, these pilots have specialized Tim Parker Jr., Chair, Tuscaloosa built by Breaux Brothers out of Loreauville, La. knowledge of local waters, weather conditions and how these will affect Term expires July 31, 2013 The pilot launch captain must match the vessel’s speed, maneuver close particular ships. For ships, tugs, oil rigs, barges and even cruise boats, David J. Cooper, Vice Chair, Mobile Based in Dauphin Island in south Mobile County, there are enough for the bar pilot to climb a rope ladder on the side of the ship and Mobile Bar Pilots safely guide these ships from foreign into local waters, Term expires July 31, 2013 two crew members at the Mobile Bar Pilot Station at all not damage either vessel during the transit. William B. Bru, 2nd Vice Chair, Mobile then back out. “It’s their ship, but they don’t know our channel, our cur- times. Their job is to run the launch, board and disembark Term expires August 2, 2014 rents,” explained Mobile Bar Pilot President Patrick Wilson. H.L. “Sonny” Callahan, Mobile ships, communicate with ships, and remain in constant con- Term expires August 2, 2014 tact with the Port of Mobile for updated information in car- As the outbound vessel passes Sand Island While there are currently about 1,000 bar pilots in the United States, Richard Weavil, Mobile go delays, “speed ups,” and estimated times of arrival and Lighthouse, the pilot launch matches its speed and meets it at the 1 and 2 channel buoys for Mobile has 14 serving the Port of Mobile, as well as the ports of Theodore Term expires July 31, 2015 departure. There is also an office in downtown Mobile with the bar pilot to disembark. and Bayou La Batre. From the Mobile Sea Buoy to docking at the Port of Mike Fields, Tuscaloosa a dispatcher and office manager. “There are no business Term expires August 2, 2014 Mobile, only bar pilots are allowed to move ships in that 30-mile span as hours,” explained Wilson. “We never shut down. It’s 24/7 Joseph McCarty, Birmingham well as at the ports for all inbound and outbound traffic. From the 400- Term expires July 31, 2015 every day of the year, though there is an answering service foot wide Mobile Ship Channel to navigating Mobile’s new turning basin to Algernon Stanley, Huntsville to handle logistical queries at night.” docking at the Port of Mobile, the job requires close quarter maneuvering, Term expires July 31, 2015 skill and years of experience. “We pride ourselves on minimal business The Honorable Sam Jones, An AIS-based tracking system, a high-end electronics system interruption,” said Wilson. Mayor, City of Mobile (Ex-Officio) similar to GPS, allows the bar pilots to monitor ships all over Term Expires July 31, 2011 the world in real time for speed and distance. “Technology has Mobile Bar Pilots operate in a specific geographic area: from the Mobile ALABAMA SEAPORT EDITORIAL STAFF changed the industry,” explained Wilson. A new Web-based Sea Buoy to the Cochran Bridge. For inbound vessels, the bar pilots board Judith Adams, Editor-in-Chief scheduling system allows the bar pilots to check in from one mile south of the sea buoy, giving them time to board, make the pilot/ Maureen Smith, Managing Editor any location to see what trips they are assigned to and the master exchange and accommodate any necessary changes in the given Scott Rye, Contributing Editor accompanying details, both of which can change frequently. weather. The outgoing exchange is made at the 1 and 2 channel buoys. Sheri Reid, Editor-at-Large While on the vessel, the bar pilot has total control, from the choice of course EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS Bar pilots have an hour to an hour and a half notice before a to steer to rudder commands and adjustments to the engine speed. Blake Herndon sailing, allowing them to reach the ship in port or travel on the Niki Lim pilot boat out to the vessel. Assignments for inbound ships “Daylight, darkness, good weather, bad weather—we just go,” said Mobile Greta Sharp rotate. Once a pilot exceeds a certain number of hours or Bar Pilot Marty Stapleton. Ever-changing weather as well as each vessel’s Maureen Smith trips during a specified period of time, a break is mandated Scott Thornburg maneuverability, speed and draft makes each transit different than the last. for safety reasons. “Things are always changing,” said Wilson. When meeting a ship at the sea buoy, either for a bar pilot to board or PHOTOGRAPHY “Some days you run out of pilots, so you have a rotation of disembark, the pilot launch captain matches the vessel’s speed—anywhere Tad Denson, MyShotz.com Photography standbys.” Week-long shifts run from Tuesday to Tuesday. Disembarking from the vessel onto the pilot launch hasn’t changed with from stop to 12 knots—maneuvering close enough for the bar pilot to climb Sheri Reid technology: The bar pilots still use a rope ladder. The length of the climb is determined by the weight of the boat and its cargo. a rope ladder on the side of the ship. “We try to never stop,” said Wilson. Courtland Richards Changing weather is an important variable for bar pilots. Greta Sharp “Suction, hydraulics, there’s a lot of water being displaced.” It falls to the “We are the epitome of the good days are good, but the bad Maureen Smith Guard and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “If ships are pilot launch captain to maintain consistent speed as well as not damage days are bad,” said Wilson. From a weather front in the mid- sailing, we monitor the weather,” explained Wilson. “We’re either vessel in the process. “Sometimes you just get in and hang on,” said Editorial offices of ALABAMA SEAPORT magazine are dle of the night to a hurricane, Wilson said there are “a lot of the last leg, then we start our shutdown. We get our boats Vincent Collier, who has been captaining the pilot boats since 1973. located at the International Trade Center, 250 N. Water pieces of the pie” that could go wrong when piloting a ship. at a minimum to the State Docks and further up the river if Street, Mobile, AL 36602. To be added to or deleted from The Mobile Bar Pilots average five days out of commission necessary.” After a hurricane, the bar pilots assess the sta- the mailing list, contact the Alabama State Port Authority On a ship carrying lighter or less cargo, a pilot might have to climb 30 feet in a year, mainly due to zero visibility or hurricane conditions. tus of the channel from the generator-run pilot house. “It’s a Trade & Development Office at 251.441.7001. up a rope ladder to the boat deck from the pilot boat. On a loaded ship, that race to get back in business as hurricanes generally mean a climb may only be 10 feet. But it’s still a rope ladder with 2x4s attached to During hurricane season, the bar pilots are part of a com- slowdown of at least 48 hours, creating a backlog of ships,” prevent twisting. “Some things technology doesn’t change,” said Wilson. prehensive plan between the Port of Mobile, the U.S. Coast said Wilson.

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“We are the epitome of the good days are good, but the bad days are bad,” said Mobile Bar Pilot President Patrick Wilson, left, shown with bar pilot Marty Stapleton. From the weather to changing schedules to channel traffic, the Mobile Bar Pilots keep commerce flowing through the narrow Mobile Ship Channel in Mobile Bay.

And occasionally pilots are “carried away.” Unable to disem- hurricane eventually destroyed Pilot Town and the pilot sta- bark from the ship to the pilot boat due to inclement weather tion moved to Dauphin Island. Since 1965, the only change conditions, the bar pilot travels with the vessel to another has been to the organization’s name: It became Mobile Bar port, then returns to Mobile. “We try to avoid it, but it some- Pilots, LLC in 1997. times happens,” said Wilson. A crane unloads an intermodal container at the state docks. The numerous pilot boats used by the bar pilots during the The Mobile Bar Pilots oversee an apprenticeship program last century have shared two names, cementing the pilots’ for those applicants working toward becoming qualified to commitment to the area and its commerce. The first pilot Brian Harold joined Mobile Container Terminal, LLC (MCT) be branched as active pilots. Wilson said those wanting to boat was the 100-foot ALABAMA, a schooner that the pilots as the new director on Nov. 5, 2010. be bar pilots spend years earning degrees, licenses, sea lived on with supplies delivered by boat once a week. Built in time and necessary training, an average of four years and 1925 and retired in 1965, today it sails charters in Martha’s Harold is a graduate of West Virginia University and holds a approximately 200 transits in the Mobile Ship Channel, all Vineyard. When the bar pilots moved to Dauphin Island from degree in finance. With nine years experience in the shipping while still working day jobs. This lends diversity in the indus- Pilot Town in 1965, and VHF radio was introduced, the pilots industry, Harold has held various positions in both marine try with bar pilots bringing experience from maritime schools, procured a 65-foot new boat, the first MOBILE. In 1975, the and terminal operations. From 2002 until 2004, he worked harbor tugs, deep sea tows and barges, and other vessels. bar pilots received their first motor powered steel hull boat, for Maersk in Prague, Czech Republic, primarily focusing on Regular continuing education, required both from the Coast the 55-foot ALABAMA. intermodal logistics. He then worked for APM Terminals in Guard and from the industry, includes simulator training, ra- the Port of New York/New Jersey from 2005 until 2010. His dar upgrades, safety and fire fighting, and emergency ship In 1972, the bar pilots began using aluminum hulled boats most recent position with APM Terminals was director of ter- handling, as well as health screenings and security creden- with the 42-foot ALABAMA, then the 47-foot ALABAMA minal operations at their Port Elizabeth facility in New Jersey. tials. With so few bar pilots serving Mobile-area ports, they in 1977, the 47-foot MOBILE in 1996 and the 48-foot His responsibilities included daily operations management, require written permission to leave the state. ALABAMA in 2009. Until the new ALABAMA and the labor relations and the strategic development of the facility. refurbished MOBILE, all the pilot boats were equipped The first American bar pilots were licensed after Mobile was with “Detroit diesel, old-school engines” requiring heavy “Brian’s extensive knowledge and experience in our industry occupied by American troops during the War of 1812. The maintenance and lots of fuel, explained Wilson. The brings the right skills to head up MCT,” said Jimmy Lyons, pilots lived on Navy Cove, across Mobile Bay from Dauphin newest boats have fuel-efficient Tier 2 Caterpillar engines CEO of the Alabama State Port Authority. “We are pleased Island, in a community known as Pilot Town. During the Civil with electronic computer controls; this has also reduced to welcome him to Mobile.” War, many pilot boats were used as blockade runners, so emissions. “We went from slinging wrenches to computers,” by the time the war ended, the pre-war pilot boats were ei- said Wilson. “It’s an entirely new class.” When Harold was offered the position as director of MCT, ther captured or damaged. Following the war, the bar pilots his accepting the job was never an issue. formed the Mobile Bar Pilots Association, purchasing two boats. In the years that followed, increased channel depths “The Port of Mobile has a very strong reputation of efficient changed the way cargo was moved in and out of Mobile, a and productive operations,” said Harold. “Mobile Container

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Mobile Container Terminal, LLC (MCT), a joint venture between APM Terminals, Terminal Link and the Alabama State Port Authority, provides containerized 4 5 6 cargo shippers with access to global networks covering all possible trade routes to and from the Port of Mobile.

Terminal is an excellent facility that we’re very proud of and Clark was hired as project director for MCT in September I’m looking forward to expanding business opportunities and 2006 and two years later opened the $300 million state- growing trade across Alabama’s docks.” of-the-art facility. The MCT only had one customer when it opened, and over the course of two years Clark helped bring In addition to increasing business services, Harold hopes to in four weekly services with a total of five shipping lines. maintain the high level of customer service for the shipping lines and truckers that currently do business at MCT. “Moving back to Elizabeth was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up, although I miss the hard workers and great quality of life “The shipping industry is competitive, and every business that Mobile offers,” said Clark. “I want to thank the Alabama 7 8 9 has to find ways to improve customer service. Our transit State Port Authority for the tremendous support that has times, access to highways, trucker turn times and vessel pro- made MCT a success.” ductivity are very attractive compared to other ports and I think that stands out to our customers,” said Harold. In the last 10 years, Alabama’s port has grown from the 14th to the ninth largest seaport in the United States with At the intersection of five Class 1 railroads, immediate ac- a total economic impact of $7.9 billion. In 2005, Governor cess to Interstates 10 and 65, and located 30 miles from Riley championed a bill to invest $80 million to fund a major open ocean, MCT offers an enhanced option in the U.S. expansion that included a container and intermodal terminal. Gulf for reaching Midwest markets, as well as Alabama and This expansion allowed the port to more than quadruple its neighboring states. container capacity and contribute to the creation of more than 67,000 jobs. 10 11 Aside from work, Harold enjoys playing sports and spending time with his wife, Lori. 1. Nigel Hawkins, N.W. Johnsen & Co.; Kelly Fuller, CG Railway 2. Louise DeMarid; Joe Ryan, Waterman Steamship; Barbara Marling 3. Marx Nicholson, Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA); Bill McAllister, FMS Logistics; Toni Warren, Central National; Stan Jahncke, Norton Lilly Cargo; Robert Keihm, Former MCT director, Brian Clark, has returned to his native Stemcor 4. Kelly Fuller, CG Railway; Mac Taul, Merchants Transfer; Mel Lundberg, Elof Hansson; Anna Ward, ASPA; Carlos Cevallos, Elof Hansson; Diane Hurst, Elof Hansson 5. Tom DeLaney, APM Terminals; Jack Murphy, Maersk Inc. 6. Nick Viscovich, Mitusi & Co.; Bobby Satter, Page & Jones; Kelly city of Elizabeth, N.J., as managing director of terminal Fuller, CG Railway 7. Tom Lambard, Crescent Towing; Mike Lee, Page & Jones; John Fountain, Crescent Towing 8. Woody Gaskin, Sanko Kisen USA operations for APM Terminals Port Elizabeth. Corp.; Eddie Brister, Seabulk Towing 9. Ingrid Leuschner, Gerald Metal; Ledd Wagner, Boyd Brothers Transportation; Kathy Camp; Chuck Camp, ASPA 10. Tom DeLaney, APM Terminals; Dan Wilkins, CSA; Brian Clark, APM Terminals; Beth Lyons, Lyons & Crane; Brian Harold, Mobile Container Terminal; David Cooper, ASPA Board Member 11. Mike Fields, ASPA Board Member; Bill Bru, ASPA Board Member; Julia King; Keith King, Volkert & Associates 8 ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 2010 12 13 23 24 25

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12. Jacquie Agoglia, Glencore; Katie Vassill-Zullo, Glencore; Jimmy Lyons, ASPA CEO and Director; Joe Stein, Mitsubishi International; Bill Winter, Marco 23. Gary Cooper, ASPA Board Member; Beth Lyons, Lyons & Crane; Skeeter McClure, Volkert & Associates 24. Judith Adams, ASPA; Clay Hare, Volkert & Transport; Dan Danahay, Crescent Transport; Monique Danahay, Crescent Transport; Ty Crowder, Baldwin Transfer 13. Brian Clark, APM Terminals; Jimmy Associates; Shayne Hare; Julia King 25. Mike McKeon; Mike Lee, Page & Jones; Bobby Satter, Page & Jones 26. Dustin Berthelot, Nord-Sud Shipping; Lezlie Lyons, ASPA; Brian Harold, MCT 14. Andy Powell, Greig Star; David Laurine, V. Alexander; Yves Seybel, V. Alexander 15. Michael Vo, Toyota; Mariana Sandoval, Berthelot, Nord-Sud Shipping; Eddie Brister, Seabulk Towing; Jeff Berthelot, Nord-Sud Shipping; Paul Pugh, Nord-Sud Shipping; Margaret Pugh; George Mitsubishi International; Patricia Sullivan, Mitsubishi International; Bob Klide 16 Joseph Alagna, China Shipping; Todd Jones, ASPA 17. Anna Ward, ASPA; Manders, Seabulk Towing 27. Mac Taul, Merchants Transfer; Brian Clark, APM Terminals; Mike Lee, Page & Jones; Bill Krauss, Page & Jones 28. Marx Thomas Johansen, Greig Star; Margo Brock, CWT Commodities; Anton Posner, CWT Commodities; Michael Douglas, Premier Bulk 18. Bill Owens, Cooper/T. Nicholson, ASPA; Murray Klier, Noble Americas 29. Jim Darnley, SSA Marine; Dan Wilkins, CSA; John Kirkpatrick, General Steamship 30. Michael Repohl, Smith; Woody Gaskin, Sanko Risen Corp.; Angus Cooper, III, Cooper/T. Smith 19. Brian Cole, Triton Container; Mark Sheppard, ASPA 20. Keith King, Volkert & Hapag-Lloyd; Steve Park, Triton Container; Brian Cole, Triton Container; Marsh Salisbury, Journal of Commerce; Joe Bonney, Journal of Commerce 31. Sheri Associates; Mike Lee, Page & Jones; Bridgette Clark, US Department of Commerce; Tony Van Aken, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce; Brian Harold, MCT Reid, ASPA; Ty Crowder, Baldwin Transfer; Kelly Sims, ASPA 32. Bill McAllister, FMS Logistics; Rebecca Shaw, MLB; James Christian, Ipreo 33. Patricia Hart, 21. Rusty Barkerding, Admiral Security; Kathleen McCall, Admiral Security 22. Kevin McGee, RedBern; Louis Ferrer, NYK Line; Bill Woods, Americas Sales Agency Fibre Source International; Pat Black, Penoles; Robert Tuttle, Fibre Source International; Donna Hudson, Fibre Source International; June Little; Rich Little, Fibre Source International 34. Torin Swartout, Spliethoff/OTS; David Laurine, V. Alexander MADE IN ALABAMA: The ThyssenKrupp complex in Calvert, Ala., stretches from the Tombigbee River to Highway ThyssenKrupp Opens Mills with Gala Event 43. At 3,700 acres, it is four times larger than New York’s Central Park. It takes 6.2 miles of fence to surround it.

Lynyrd Skynyrd closed the gala with tion offers outstanding logistics, with a link to the Port of “Sweet Home Alabama,” among other Mobile via the Tombigbee River and access to the Gulf of classic rock favorites. Mexico for the cost-efficient supply of raw materials to the plant and shipment of our products.”

“We understood if we were to be successful in securing the What do Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Mobile Symphony Orchestra, project, it was critical to ThyssenKrupp that the Port develop steel clothing, acrobats and fleece blankets all have in innovative handling solutions for millions of tons of raw common? Each played a key role in opening what the materials” said Jimmy Lyons, director and CEO for the Port governor called Alabama’s largest industrial project in history. Authority. “So we set out to do just that and most would be ThyssenKrupp Steel USA and ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA surprised to know that Pinto Terminal’s unique design concept formally opened their mills in Calvert, Ala., Dec. 10, with a was sketched out on the back of a cocktail napkin during one dramatic evening gala. of our fact finding trips to Duisburg.” Terminal innovations Acrobats and live musicians entertained the crowd between presentations. include use of magnets to lift slabs from the ship to barges The $5 billion mills will receive 4 million metric tons of carbon or storage, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology steel slabs annually; the stainless mill will churn out 350,000 to track and indentify the composition of each steel slab, and tons when fully operational. The carbon mill imports all of a barge haul system with barge guide units that can operate its carbon slab through the Alabama State Port Authority’s independently or in tandem during loading operations. Lyons Pinto Terminal and ThyssenKrupp’s carbon and stainless noted, “These innovations make Pinto the most efficient and exports will ship out through the Port Authority’s general sophisticated steel handling facility in the world.” cargo complex at the Port of Mobile. Much of the audience used fleece blankets to stay warm during the ceremony as temperatures dropped into the 40s. More than 3,000 employees, company leaders, elected of- ThyssenKrupp’s vast complex stretches from a river terminal ficials and members of the media gathered starting around where slabs are offloaded from barges to Highway 43, The Alabama State Port Authority played a crucial role in 5 p.m. to celebrate the opening. The evening started with taking up 3,700 acres, approximately four times larger luring ThyssenKrupp to Alabama. During the press confer- a buffet reception. The party then proceeded into a ware- than New York’s Central Park. The amount of steel needed ence the morning of the opening, ThyssenKrupp AG CEO house that had been transformed into a high-tech theater. for construction would build ten Eiffel Towers. When fully Dr. Ekkehard Schulz spoke about the decision. “There were Unexpected and unseasonably cold temperatures prompted operational, ThyssenKrupp expects to employ 2,700 people. many important reasons in favor of Alabama: first, this loca- Models show off fashions made from steel and steel components.

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From left to right, Christoph Lackinger, President and Chief Executive Officer ThyssenKrupp Steel USA; Dr.-Ing. Heinrich Hiesinger, Vice Chairman of the Executive Board ThyssenKrupp AG, Dr. Robert Bentley Governor-Elect State of Alabama; Dr.-Ing. Ekkehard D. Schulz, Chairman of the Executive Board ThyssenKrupp AG; Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Albrecht-Frueh, President & Chief Executive Officer ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA. Photo courtesy Courtland Richards. organizers to order fleece blankets for all the guests. Red, to a high-tech soundtrack. At one point, a pair of violinists green and blue rolls were placed in each chair and many played live while members of the troupe bounced and flipped guests were seen wrapped in them as the ceremony pro- on pogo stick-like stilts. ceeded. A five-screen display showed videos and graphics as speakers described the construction and operation of the Another treat was a steel fashion show, including dresses, plants. WALA-TV anchor Bob Grip emceed the event. The skirts, blouses and accessories made from steel and steel com- Mobile Symphony provided live music throughout the event. ponents. Different designers contributed pieces so each was very unique. The show itself was even a challenge for the mod- In his opening remarks, Schulz said the German steelmaker els. Some of the pieces weighed as much as 20–30 pounds. did not take lightly the decision to locate in Alabama and that Seabulk Towing is an established leader in harbor ship assist operations it intended to continue investing in markets served by the Lorraine Hariton, special representative for Commercial and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). “With the Business Affairs at the U.S. Department of State also spoke, and offshore towing services. Seabulk Towing operates a fleet of tugs primarily startup of the plant in Alabama and the launch of the steel noting the tremendous benefits of foreign investment in the U.S. assisting crude, petroleum and chemical product tankers, barges, container mill in Brazil in the summer, ThyssenKrupp is entering a new dimension of its history,” said Schulz. “These two projects Alabama Governor Bob Riley also got a chance to address and other cargo vessels, and military vessels in docking and undocking, as are the cornerstones of our transatlantic growth strategy. the crowd. He thanked TK for selecting Alabama. “The We plan to achieve profitable growth in international markets American South is an engine of growth for our entire coun- well as providing LNG terminal support services. of the future. That’s why the investments in our plants in the try, and the new ThyssenKrupp plant in Alabama helps se- USA and Brazil are true investments in the future,” he added. cure that economic leadership position for this region,” said Riley. “This enormous investment in our state provides new The CEOs of the carbon and stainless mills, Christoph Lack- opportunities for even more growth, gives employees and inger and Ulrich Albrecht-Frueh, respectively, took to the stage their families good jobs, and makes Alabama and the en- and explained the everyday applications and uses of their tire region more competitive,” he continued. Riley also talked products. Stainless’ CEO Albrecht-Frueh joked about the about going to Germany to visit Schulz when both men retire cold weather by describing in loving detail how warm the hot in a couple of weeks. strip mill could be. Both also spoke of expanding their market share into automotive, construction, appliance and tube sec- Executives had referenced “Sweet Home Alabama” through- tors. TK has already started the process of being certified to out the day. The close of the ceremony was a live perfor- provide steel to automakers in the southeastern United States. mance of the song by the band that made it famous, Lynyrd Skynyrd. Attendees jumped to their feet when the song Between speeches, the audience was entertained by unusual started. The band played another half-dozen songs before it offerings. The first act was Anti-Gravity, a troupe of acrobats. closed with the iconic “Freebird.” Ship Assist & Towing Operations Men and women jumped, flipped, twirled and bungee-jumped www.seabulktowing.com | (800) 516-6203

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SBLK-Towing-Alabama-Port-FP-Ad-031610.indd 1 3/16/10 2:08:13 PM ThyssenKrupp Tour Workers watch a slab running through a mill stand in the stainless cold rolling mill. TK Steel USA and TK Stainless USA have been processing slabs since September. The TK complex has a hot rolling mill and a cold rolling mill. On December 9, reporters were taken on a tour to see both mills at work.

The tour started at the riverfront terminal where cranes Stainless coils sit inside the mill waiting to be offload slabs from barges. The slabs are taken to the slab delivered. Currently, raw materials for the stainless yard for distribution. They come into the Port of Mobile and A look inside a mill stand in the mill are imported. However, TK officials announced are transferred onto barges at the Pinto Island Terminal. stainless cold rolling mill. Lubricants at the grand opening that the stainless side of the constantly flow through the system company will start construction on a meltshop to as part of this rolling process. be complete in about two years.

A closer shot shows the water spraying onto the hot steel inside the mill. Photo courtesy of TK.

A slab runs through a mill stand in the carbon steel mill. Steam shoots out of the mill stands from water sprayed onto the slabs as they are slowly rolled into coils. Each slab rolls very quickly from one mill stand to another.

Once the steel is coiled, huge hooks move it into a storage area for transport to a coil yard.

The operations are run from high-tech control rooms. Cameras are aimed at every aspect of the operation, allowing employees to spot and resolve problems quickly. The crew in the control room is in constant contact with those on the floor. Alabama Seaport Magazine “At the Helm” Tell us a little about what’s in store for your organization in 2011? In 2011, we want to continue to grow our business while maintaining a high level of customer service to the shipping lines and truckers currently working with MCT.

Mobile Container Terminal LLC (MCT), a joint venture between APM Terminals and the Alabama State Port What word best describes your leadership style? Authority, provides containerized cargo shippers with access to global networks covering all possible trade I like to lead by example. I won’t ask anyone that I lead to do something that I wouldn’t do myself. routes to and from the Port of Mobile. MCT, operated and managed by APM Terminals, has a capacity of 800,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) annually. A 45-foot-deep channel and 2,000 of deepwater berth Professional pet peeve? Not meeting deadlines. ensures MCT is able to handle most post-Panamax vessels. What do you do to relieve stress? Exercise. Name/age: Brian Harold / 32 Title: Director Favorite hobbies? I like to play sports. Basketball, softball and golf are my favorites. Company: Mobile Container Terminal Address: 901 Ezra Trice Blvd. Mobile, AL 36603 It is 11:00 on Saturday morning. Where are you? Watching college football. Web: mobilecontainerterminal.us What is there about you that people would be surprised to learn? Education: Graduate of West Virginia University I was married in the West Virginia University football stadium. with a degree in finance

Most recently read book: Winning by Jack Welch

Favorite music/musical artist: Brad Paisley

What is your relationship with the Alabama State Port Authority? We are a tenant of the Alabama State Port Authority. We work collectively with the ASPA to market our services and attract new business to the Port of Mobile as well as work in a joint effort to ensure that we provide a high level of service to our customers.

What is the largest/most unusual cargo shipped through the port? To this point, it is the two ZPMC Ship to Shore Cranes that were delivered in 2008. They each stand roughly 225 feet high and weigh 1,500 tons.

What experiences in your past best prepared you for the job you have today? Building Excellence—Innovative Port I have nine years of industry experience. From 2002 to 2004, I worked for Maersk in the Czech Republic pri- Solutions Since 1954 marily focusing on intermodal logistics. I then worked for APM Terminals in the Port of NY/NJ from 2005 until 2010. My most recent position with APM Terminals was Director of Terminal Operations at their Port Elizabeth Shaw has more than 50 years of ports and harbors facility in New Jersey. My responsibilities there included day-to-day operations management, labor relations experience. From facility design for the Choctaw Point and Pinto and the strategic development of the facility. Island Terminals for the Alabama State Port Authority to one of the world’s largest equipment procurement projects for Pusan Newport What single thing makes your organization stand out? Company in Busan, South Korea, Shaw is providing complete port Our commitment to safety. APM Terminals is proud to be the industry leader when it comes to creating a safe solutions. We partner with our clients in all facets of port projects work environment for our employees and customers working on our facilities. Safety is always paramount in our operational considerations. Our most important job as a terminal operator is making sure that everyone including comprehensive environmental services. goes home healthy at the end of the day. www.shawgrp.com 04M052010D

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ISCO_10049_Chemical Week_v7.indd 1 9/16/10 1:31:50 PM Tagert Named to Federal Advisory Board Mike Tagert, with the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Your Fast Track Authority, has been named to the trade and advisory board New with the Federal Reserve in Atlanta. The members of the bank’s Board of Directors are drawn from the business to World Wide community, banks, and labor and consumer organizations.

According to Tagert, this 10-member committee makes general recommendations on transportation and trade to the Cargo Transfer Atlanta Federal Reserve. They have two to three mandatory meeting times per year; otherwise, they only meet as needed. By Truck. By Rail. By Ship. “Hopefully, it provides us with another way of promoting the industry. I am glad that they want inland waterway transportation represented on the board,” Tagert said.

The Atlanta Fed territory covers the Sixth Federal Reserve How the System Works: Mississippi Export Railroad, your turnkey District, which includes Alabama and several other Material Inbound Via Rail partner in freight shipping, now has a Bulk Southeastern states. The Fed shares its research and expertise with the public in publications, speeches, public Handling/Transload Terminal with track setup policy organizations and community sponsorship efforts. for direct transfer and a separate track accessing a 40,000 sq ft warehouse. Located just North of Sarah Arteaga of the Regional Economic Information Bulk Terminal Pascagoula, MS, the direct transfer tracks can Network said that the Trade & Transportation Advisory accommodate up to 40 cars at one time, and Council focuses on providing economic information from the the warehouse can handle 8 cars in one switch. transportation sector as part of the Federal Reserve Bank of TRANSLOAD WAREHOUSE TRACKS Fork Lift Material Atlanta’s Regional Economic Information Network. Mike Tagert, Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Authority, has been named Liquids - Pumped Lumber Grains - Conveyor Paper Mississippi Export Railroad is dedicated to handling your to the Trade and Advisory Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Powders - Conveyor Pulp According to the Fed, the Trade & Transportation Advisory Metal logistical needs e ciently and expeditiously. Our sta Super Sacks Council provides a deeper insight into key economic is here to accomodate you, no matter the shape or size. Direct information related to the transportation sector in that district. to Stored in Warehouse Truck ready for loading in Trade & Transportation Advisory Council members may be truck called upon between meetings by the Federal Reserve for specific economic industry sector Property and Area Description Attributes questions pertinent to the economic climate. Nearest Interstate: I-10 Distance (miles): 5 Miles Water and Power on site Shipped out via Truck Shipped out via Truck to ports (containers) to ports (containers) Nearest 4 lane Highway: US Hwy 63 Distance (miles): 4 Miles or local businesses that or local businesses that Gated Terminal are not rail served. areShipped not rail served.out via Truck Proximity to Major Cities: to ports (containers) Daily Switch Service Pascagoula, MS (Port) Distance (miles): 15 Miles Adjacent Wye Track “Moving Companies Forward” Mobile, AL (Port) Distance (miles): 45 Miles Gulfport, MS (Port) Distance (miles): 45 Miles Storage capabilities for 100 cars • Over 1 Million Square Feet of Warehousing Hattiesburg, MS Distance (miles): 80 Miles • Foreign Trade Zone New Orleans, LA (Port) Distance (miles): 100 Miles • ½ Mile From I-10 • 20 Minutes From Port of Mobile MISSISSIPPI • Cross Docking/Trans-Loading Services • Pick & Pack/Mailing Services • RFID Bar Coding Capabilities • Fleet of Trucks, Vans and Flatbeds • Container Stuffing/Stripping • Order Selection/Fulfillment For More Information, Contact: • Kitting/Packaging EXPORT RAILROAD Christopher Watkins Manager of Marketing & Business Development 30427 County Rd 49 North . P O Box 500 . Loxley AL 36551-0500 Tel 251.964.4607. Fax 251.964.4614 . www.keyportwarehousing.com Mississippi Export Railroad Company 22 Phone: 228-474-3355 Fax: 228-474-8643 www.mserailroad.com Email: [email protected] PORT CALLS:

Mardi Gras: Mobile’s Biggest Family-Friendly Tradition Creating a Mardi Gras float is a year-long process. This finished float makes its way through downtown Mobile during a holiday parade. Photo courtesy of Tad Denson, MyShotz.com Photography.

Members on board a parade float throw out festive beads to people watching the parade. Photo courtesy of Tad Denson, MyShotz.com Photography.

Beads! Moon pies! King Cakes! All three are signature Gras has many traditions, some of which are personal items found during the three week Mardi Gras holiday traditions with individuals and some within their families or season. The larger than life parades, masquerade balls and societies,” explains Judi Gulledge, director of the Mobile coronations are some of the many activities to be enjoyed Carnival Museum. “The most well-known traditions include during the celebration. Contrary to popular belief, America’s moon pies, king cakes, the Death and Folly emblems of Mardi Gras originated in Mobile, Ala. the Order of Myths, doubloons, and formal dress for balls.”

Mobile’s Mardi Gras started in 1703 at Twenty-Seven Mile Death and Folly is the emblem float of the Order of Myths. Bluff, Mobile’s first settlement. Over one hundred years It depicts folly, or fun, chasing death around the broken later, the first masked society was founded and named the column of life. The Order of Myths is the last parade on Cowbellion de Rakin as part of a New Year’s Eve celebration. Fat Tuesday. Besides beaded necklaces, it is tradition for Today, Mobile has more than 50 mystic societies including societies to throw doubloons from their floats. Doubloons the two oldest in existence. The Strikers were founded in are aluminum coins minted each year by the various mystic 1842 and the Order of the Myths in 1867. The latter society is societies. One side of the doubloon shows the society’s still parading and is the oldest continuous parading society. emblem and the other side has the parade theme for the current year. Another popular tradition is masquerade In the many years since its birth, Mardi Gras has evolved balls. The formal dress attire mandatory for balls is named into a spectacular celebration with elaborate paper-maché Costume de Rigueur. Gulledge adds, “Men must wear the floats designed and decorated by an assortment of Mobile most formal of all formal attire, a white tie and tails. Mobile societies. Mardi Gras is not just about parades. “Mardi is the largest owner of formal wear in the world, per capita.” This is the Mardi Gras costume of James Van Antwerp, Jr. The juvenile This display at the Mobile Carnival Museum showcases long, jeweled king wore this outfit in 1930. Mardi Gras robes.

24 ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 2010 ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 2010 25 Most importantly, what separates Mobile’s carnival celebration from other cities is Mobile’s family-friendly Of Men atmosphere. “There are a lot of families here,” says Carol & Ships Hunter, communications director for the Downtown Mobile Alliance. “Mardi Gras is a family tradition. People have been coming for generations; it sets the tone for the celebration.” Swarms of “Yellow Bees” over the Coast People, young and old, line both sides of the street with As a high school student in Florence, Ala., during World War hopes of filling their bags with beads and treats. II, Tommy Rye often found himself called out of class to fly search and rescue missions. Wearing a khaki uniform and “Mardi Gras is a tradition put on for the people, by the flying a cheerful yellow Piper J-3 Cub, the teenager joined people,” Gulledge says. “There are eras of families other Civil Air Patrol cadets in searching for downed train- continuing their Mardi Gras traditions. Passing down ing aircraft and crews from nearby Columbus Army Airfield, traditions through generations keeps families involved. The flying search patterns over the wooded terrain of northwest City of Mobile supports Mardi Gras as safe, fun, family Alabama and northeast Mississippi. He later would recall entertainment.” It is a holiday the entire community gets that he and his buddies also relied on their uniforms to gain excited about and involved in. access to bars, figuring that the bartenders believed that the Air Corps was now enlisting “the bottom of the barrel” for its “Another aspect families seem to appreciate are the flight officers. But the Civil Air Patrol wasn’t just high school alcohol-free zones,” says Hunter, “That adds to the students out for a lark. Originally conceived as a liaison and different feel between Mobile’s Mardi Gras and festivals reconnaissance force, the Civil Air Patrol soon found itself in other cities.” Not only are the parades a family-friendly handling serious missions and contributing directly to the environment, but they are safe as well. The Mobile police, The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) was established on Dec. 1, 1941. Here, CAP airplanes war effort, including anti-submarine warfare. as well as officers from jurisdictions around the region, are are seen lined up on the tarmac, including a flying boat in the foreground. on patrol in high numbers at every parade to ensure the The idea of a civilian aviation force to augment the nation’s the newspaper man, were appointed to create a “blueprint safety of all parade goers. There is little crime associated flying armed forces was first raised in the late 1930s as committee” tasked with organizing a civilian air corps. with Mardi Gras and many officers can be seen riding Americans traveling and working abroad witnessed the Axis horseback along parade routes making sure everyone is Powers’ severe curtailing or halting of general aviation in The plan was completed by October of that year and, follow- having a safe and fun experience. occupied territories. To prevent their own government from ing a review by top military officials, was approved. The Civil taking action to limit general aviation in the event of war, aviation Air Patrol, or CAP, initially led by Major General John F. Cur- Mardi Gras festivities begin Saturday, Feb. 18, when the enthusiasts in the U.S. knew they needed to make a strong ry, was established on Dec. 1, 1941, just six days before the first float makes its way through downtown Mobile. The case that civilian pilots could be of benefit during a time of war. Empire of Japan bombed American military assets at Pearl parades continue in the weeks leading up to Fat Tuesday, Harbor. The surprise attack in distant Hawaii led to a state Mardi Gras’ largest celebratory day. The following day, Following a 1938 assignment in Nazi Germany, where of war being declared between the United States and Japan Ash Wednesday, marks the beginning of Lent. Hunter he saw firsthand that government’s efforts to restrict civil on Dec. 8, and between the United States and the European adds, “Our ambassadors work their hardest the night of aviation, Gill Robb Wilson, the aviation editor of The New Axis Powers three days later. Fat Tuesday. They have downtown Mobile spotless by 6:30 York Herald Tribune, suggested a plan to New Jersey a.m. the following morning.” Governor A. Harry Moore to create a civilian air force that Within a week of Roosevelt’s declaration of hostilities could augment the military. Moore approved the plan, between the United States and Germany, the first wave of The street party celebration can be enjoyed at any age which also received the blessing of General Henry H. German U-boats left the sub pens at Lorient, France, bound and there are many ways to get involved in the Mardi Gras “Hap” Arnold, chief of the Army Air Corps. Thus was born for America’s East Coast. On Jan. 14, 1942, the U-123 sank holiday. The costumes and floats are enough to entice the New Jersey Civil Air Defense Services. the Norwegian freighter NORNESS within sight of Long parade viewers but it’s the promise of bags filled with Island, thus beginning a long and frustrating open season on beads, stuffed animals and moon pies that ensures people The Army Air Corps next introduced a refresher course for Allied shipping along the coast. will leave satisfied. After just one time experiencing Mobile’s A brightly colored ensemble is a staple at Mardi Gras balls. civilian pilots and established the Civilian Pilot Training pro- largest family-friendly celebration, it will become tradition. gram in order to have a force in waiting should the nation Although initially envisioned as simply a liaison force, the go to war (as seemed likely). Thomas Beck, Chairman of sudden and successful string of attacks on merchant ship- the Board of the Crowell-Collier Publishing Co., prepared a ping along the nation’s coast provided an opportunity for plan for organizing America’s civilian aviation assets to pres- the CAP. On March 5, newly appointed CAP national com- ent to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Roosevelt then mander Earle E. Johnson received permission to develop a established the Office of Civilian Defense in May 1941, ap- coastal patrol, with bases at Atlantic City, N.J.; Rehoboth pointing former New York City Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia Beach, Del.; and, later, at Lantana, Fla. The coastal patrol as its director. Gill Wilson, Thomas Beck and Guy Gannett, was given 90 days to prove itself.

26 ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 2010 ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 2010 27 Flying their own aircraft, the CAP volunteers received $8 a stress the frames of the Pipers, Stinson and Rearwins could day from the government. This often wasn’t enough to pay take. Most of the smaller planes were configured to carry ei- for fuel and maintenance, so civic groups around the na- ther a single 50- or 100-lb. bomb. The four-seater Fairchilds tion created “Sink-a-Sub Clubs” to raise additional dollars could carry two 100-lb. bombs. Stinsons could each carry a for the coastal patrol. The pilots and navigators wore Army 100-lb. depth charge, but the fins had to be sawn off to clear Air Corps uniforms that sported CAP collar devices and a the tarmac on takeoff. The Army Air Corps also provided a distinctive CAP insignia on their garrison caps. The planes simple bomb sight for the CAP crews. were painted yellow and red and featured the CAP logo: a red propeller inside a white triangle situated on a circular Soon, the skies over the Eastern Seaboard were swarming blue field. At some point, the red propeller was dropped with what the U-boat commanders referred to as the “yellow from the logo to prevent confusion by observers. The planes bees.” The coastal patrol had proven its effectiveness within largely consisted of Piper J-3 Cubs (and later, surplus num- its 90-day window, and the program was extended indefi- bers of the military version, the Piper L-4 Grasshopper), nitely. The anti-submarine effort eventually grew to include Stinson Voyagers and Reliants, and a few Grumman G-44 21 CAP coastal patrol bases stretching from Maine to Texas. Widgeon boat planes. According to CAP lore, the civilian air corps conducted one of its most successful operations during a coastal patrol The coastal patrol experienced success from the very begin- A CAP ground crewman starts an engine in the pre-dawn hours. flight out of Atlantic City. Alerted by another CAP aircraft that ning. Fifteen minutes into the initial sortie flown from Atlantic an enemy submarine had been sighted, a Grumman G-44 City, a CAP crew located a torpedoed tanker and coordi- Widgeon flown by Captain Johnny Haggins and Major Wyn- nated rescue efforts. Another CAP crew flying out of Re- ant Farr was scrambled to relieve the plane that was running hoboth Beach sighted a U-boat as it lined up on a tanker off low on fuel. Arriving on station, pilot Haggins and bombar- Cape May, N.J. Recognizing that armed military craft could dier Farr sighted a submerged U-boat. Unable to determine not arrive on scene in time to save the tanker, the CAP crew the actual depth of the submarine, the crew radioed in to instead performed mock bombing runs on the submarine. report the situation and began shadowing the U-boat, hop- Rather than waiting to see if the plane was actually armed, ing that it would rise to periscope depth. the U-boat commander disengaged from the attack. CAP pilots soon found themselves patrolling up to 200 miles off- The Widgeon followed the sub for a tense three hours and shore, keeping watch for U-boats, but the fact that they were was about to return to base when the U-boat ascended to not armed soon became an issue. The CAP was envisioned as a force to augment military aviation—and to periscope depth. Haggins lined up on the submarine and give civilian pilots a wartime role. dropped to an altitude of only 100 feet above the waves. In May, CAP crew Thomas Manning and Marshall “Doc” As the CAP plane approached the U-boat, bombardier Farr Rinker were patrolling the waters off Cape Canaveral when released the first of his two depth charges. The ensuing ex- they spotted a German U-boat grounded on a sandbar. plosion blew the sub’s bow out of the water. Haggins banked Rinker radioed the CAP base at Lantana, requesting that the aircraft for a second bombing run. Farr dropped his sec- a bomber be dispatched to attack the stranded U-boat. ond depth charge on top of the oil slick that had appeared, Ike Vermillya, the CAP base commander, radioed Naval Air and the crew reported debris floating on the surface before Station Banana River, an anti-submarine warfare air base they departed the area to return to Atlantic City. The CAP that was home to Consolidated PBY Catalinas and the had its first kill, and the sinking of the U-boat quickly became OS2U Kingfisher aircraft. Unfortunately, the air station had the stuff of legend. After the war, the Navy officially credited no assets that it could dispatch to the site of the grounded the Civil Air Patrol with sinking two U-boats, although Ger- submarine; neither did Tampa. A bomber equipped with man records do not confirm either kill. depth charges was finally located at Naval Air Station Jacksonville and dispatched. Helplessly, Manning and Rinker Whether Haggins and Farr actually sank the U-boat, crip- circled the U-boat for half an hour before the sub was able to pled it or fell victim to the submariners’ trick of creating an free itself and escape into deeper water. It was long gone by oil slick and debris field to fool attackers, the CAP continued the time the bomber arrived from Jacksonville. to provide much-needed support to the war effort at home. By the time the coastal patrol was discontinued at the end of As a result of this missed opportunity, Vermillya contacted August 1943, the CAP had reported 173 U-boat sightings, General Arnold, chief of the Army Air Corps, and related the attacked 57 enemy subs by dropping 83 bombs or depth story. Arnold, sympathetic to the situation, authorized the charges, and flown more than 86,800 sorties, logging more CAP aviators check their briefing packet before beginning a coastal patrol CAP to be armed with bombs and depth charges. Civil Aero- mission. The CAP coastal patrol flew nearly 87,000 missions, hunting and than 244,600 flight hours. During the 18 months that the nautics Administration inspectors worked out how bomb A mechanic checks out a CAP aircraft prior to takeoff. Civilian volunteers, attacking subs, locating floating mines, escorting convoys, and aiding coastal patrol was in existence, it also reported 17 floating racks could be attached to the small planes and how much CAP personnel received $8 a day to defray fuel and maintenance expenses. ships and crews in distress. mines, flew 5,684 missions for the Navy escorting convoys

28 ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 2010 ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 2010 29 and directed assistance to 91 ships in distress. When inter- quartered at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala., to- viewed for an oral history of the war, one former U-boat com- day’s CAP has three primary missions: emergency services, mander quipped that the wolf packs had abandoned attacks including search and rescue operations and disaster relief along the American coast “… because of those damned little operations; aerospace education; and the cadet program. red and yellow airplanes.” It was true that the U-boat threat While the Civil Air Patrol has also been tasked with some had lessened: Blackouts, the implementation of convoys and homeland security missions, its days of hunting and attack- established 1892 evasive maneuvers by merchant vessels, placement of Navy ing submarines are now only glorious memories. Armed Guards on merchantmen, the use of Navy blimps and global logistics the build up of armed military aircraft to conduct more patrols all combined to eliminate the need for the CAP’s coastal pa- progress anchored in tradition trol, but there remained other work to be done. supply chain management • general & bulk cargo • automotive specialists The CAP was well-suited to conduct search and rescue op- erations. Civil Air Patrol aircraft could fly lower and slower than most military aircraft, and the pilots were generally knowledgeable about their local area. For inland search and rescue operations, CAP pilots coordinated efforts with CAP ground crews who could traverse rugged terrain to res- cue downed airmen. For water search and rescue efforts, the Grumman Widgeons proved invaluable in the rescue of flyers who had ditched their aircraft. The first Air Medals awarded during World War II by President Roosevelt went to CAP pilots Eddie Edwards and Hugh Sharp for an at-sea Huntsville, AL rescue during which their own aircraft lost a pontoon, forc- Briefing for a mission. CAP pilots flew as far as 200 miles offshore as part Page & Jones, Inc. ing Edwards to balance on the plane’s wing for 11 cold, wet of their anti-submarine warfare efforts. and miserable hours while Sharp taxied back to safety. Dur- Locations ing the war years, the CAP logged more than 24,000 hours Birmingham, AL flying search and rescue missions, and in one week alone located seven missing military aircraft. Jackson, MS Atlanta, GA In October 1942, the CAP launched its cadet program, and more than 20,000 youths between the ages of 15 and 17 and who had completed their first two years of high school signed up for the program. Just as Cadet Tommy Rye often Mobile, AL (HQ) flew search and rescue missions hunting for B-25s that had New Orleans, LA Panama City, FL Fernandina Beach, FL crashed in northern Alabama or Mississippi, thousands of other youths provided equally valuable service across the Jacksonville, FL nation, flying search and rescue missions, ferrying war ma- teriel or medical supplies, freeing up military-aged pilots for service with the Air Corps or Navy, and learning military eti- Pensacola, FL Gulfport, MS quette while training as licensed pilots themselves. CAP personnel wore Army Air Corps uniforms with distinctive cap and Pascagoula, MS On April 29, 1943, command of the Civil Air Patrol was collar devices. transferred from the Office of Civilian Defense to the War Department, and the CAP became the auxiliary to the Army Air Forces. The CAP acquitted itself well and earned its place in history during World War II: Every pilot who logged more than 300 flight hours with the coastal patrol earned an Air Medal; 90 CAP aircraft were lost, and a total of 64 CAP aviators died while flying missions during the war—26 of them killed while flying coastal patrol missions. Following the war, the CAP kept its affiliation with the newly-created U.S. freight forwarders • steamship agents • custom brokers • air cargo • nvocc Air Force and was relegated to non-combat missions. Head-

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ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 2010 35 WILSON DISMUKES (pumps/room AC/generators)—2646 Government Blvd...... (251) 476-9871 FOREIGN TRADE ZONES MOTOR TRANSPORT (H CONTAINER SERVICES) WORLD SHIP SUPPLY (MOBILE), INC.—5880 I-10 Industrial Pkwy, Theodore...... (251) 662-7474 (HFTZ PUBLIC WAREHOUSES) AAA COOPER...... (251) 653-6183 PORT OF MOBILE DIRECTORY BALDWIN TRANSFER CO., INC...... (251) 433-3391 ACCELERATED FREIGHT GROUP ...... (800) 242-0952 SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIRING H ACME TRUCK LINE...... (251) 653-6028 ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL MACHINE WORKS, INC...... (251) 433-1974 MOBILE, AL—Brookley Complex & Airport...... (251) 438-7338 ADMIRAL MERCHANTS MOTOR FREIGHT...... (877) 859-4577 AZALEA BOX COMPANY—1401 St. Stephens Road, Prichard...... (251) 452-3451 ATLANTIC MARINE, INC.—P. O. Box 3202...... (251) 690-7100 AIR TRANSPORT ALABAMA CARRIERS, INC...... (800) 721-7107 AUSTAL USA—P. O. Box 1049...... (251) 434-8000 AZALEA AVIATION...... (251) 633-5000 EQUITY TECHNOLOGIES CORP...... (251) 432-7784 AMEREX...... (866) 675-6495 COOPER MARINE & TIMBERLANDS—P. O. Box 280, Mt. Vernon...... (251) 829-5063 CONTINENTAL AIRLINES...... (800) 277-4622 H KEYPORT WAREHOUSING—30427 County Rd. 49 N, Loxley, AL...... (251) 964-4607 AVERITT EXPRESS...... (251) 443-7703 GENERAL & MARINE SHEETMETAL—3016 Anton St...... (251) 452-9500 AVONDALE CONTAINERS...... (251) 438-2248 EMERY WORLDWIDE...... (800) 782-4605 H MOBILE MOVING & STORAGE...... (251) 438-3658 GULF COAST AIR & HYDRAULICS INC.— 3415 Halls Mill Rd...... (251) 666-6683 H BALDWIN TRANSFER CO...... (251) 433-3391 HARRISON BROS. DRY DOCK AND REPAIR—P. O. Box 1843...... (251) 432-4606 H HUNTSVILLE, AL—P. O. Box 6241...... (256) 772-3105 BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS...... (251) 635-0048 H BIRMINGHAM, AL—Shaw Warehouses...... (205) 251-7188 HENRY MARINE SERVICE INC.—887 Cochran Causeway...... (251) 438-9442 ALABAMA INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER BOYD BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION, INC...... (205) 716-2014 IDEAL MARINE SERVICE–401 St. Emanuel St...... (251) 432-8962 S/M WAREHOUSE...... (251) 679-3344 H BRIDGE TERMINAL TRANSPORT...... (251) 443-5341 ALABAMA WORLD BUSINESS CTR.—1500 Resource Dr., Birmingham, AL 35242...... (205) 250-4747 MARINE SPECIALTY SERVICES (Plumbing & Piping)—111 Short Texas St...... (251) 432-0581 BUFFALO WOOD, INC...... (601) 645-5965 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA—Tuscaloosa—P. O. Box 870396...... (205) 348-7621 MARINE SYSTEMS INC.—840 Dumaine Rd...... (251) 456-4507 BUMP THE DOC SERVICES...... (334) 284-2656 GRAIN MERCHANTS MASTER MARINE, INC.—P. O. Box 665, Bayou La Batre...... (251) 824-4151 BURKHALTER SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT...... (877) 815-8334 FGDI, LLC...... (419) 373-6311 MOBILE SHIPBUILDING & REPAIR CO.—P. O. Box 2964...... (251) 456-1880 C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE...... (251) 441-7012 AUXILIARY SERVICES OFFSHORE-INLAND MARINE & OILFIELD SERVICES...... (251) 443-5550 H CHICKASAW CONTAINER SERVICES, INC...... (251) 457-7300 CATHOLIC MARITIME CLUB—261 Dauphin St., Mobile, AL...... (251) 432-7339 SIGNAL SHIP REPAIR, LLC – 601 S. Royal St., Mobile...... (251) 338-7400 Joe Connick, Director; Father Tivo, Chaplain LICENSED GUARD SERVICE CHOCTAW TRANSPORT COMPANY...... (251) 457-9231 CONSOLIDATED FREIGHT WAYS...... (251) 443-9100 UNIVERSAL MARINE SERVICES, INC.—958 S. Conception St...... (251) 432-7708 INTERNATIONAL SEAMAN'S CENTER—605 Texas Street...... (251) 433-7953 ADMIRAL SECURITY SERVICES OF ALABAMA INC.—305 North Joachim St., Mobile, AL 36603...... (251) 725-6018 COVAN WORLD-WIDE MOVING INC...... (251) 653-3008 WORLDWIDE MARINE SVCS., INC.—801 Cawthon St...... (251) 456-6947 Rev. Aias DeSouza...... (251) 344-3712 BAY SECURITY COMPANY, LLC–2122 Hand Avenue # D, Whistler, AL...... (251) 330-0776 CPS/EAGLE MARITIME SECURITY–758 St. Michael Street, Suite F, Mobile, AL 36602...... (251) 433-7850 DEATON CARRIERS (Flatbeds)...... (800) 437-3548 DEEP SOUTH FREIGHT...... (800) 824-3515 SHIPPING REGISTRY H DIXIE DRAYAGE...... (800) 321-0801 ABS AMERICAS—Regions Bank Bldg...... (251) 433-8416 BANKS WITH INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENTS BUREAU VERITAS— Richard D. Carmack—1609 B Rochelle Street...... (251) 662-5765 FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK–BIRMINGHAM...... (205) 868-6171 HEAVY LIFT/SALVAGE/TRANSPORTATION DOCKSIDE SERVICES...... (251) 438-2362 ACME TRUCK LINE...... (251)-653-6028 DOLPHIN LINE INC...... (251) 666-2057 WHITNEY NATIONAL BANK, MOBILE...... (251) 662-1025 E & F TRANSPORTATION, INC...... (251) 621-0121 STEVEDORING COMPANIES AMERICAN MARINE SERVICES...... (251) 406-9930 APM TERMINALS NORTH AMERICA, INC...... [email protected] • 251-410-6100 ATLANTIC SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT...... (251) 433-4545 H EASTMAN LOGISTICS...... (334) 792-5661 H ESTES-EXPRESS...... (251) 964-4801 CSA EQUIPMENT COMPANY...... [email protected] • 251-433-0203 BARGE FLEETING SERVICE BARNHART CRANE & RIGGING—P.O. Box 2809, Daphne, AL 36526...... (251) 654-0541 COASTAL CARGO ALABAMA, INC...... [email protected] • 504-587-1100 DELTA MARINE SERVICE...... (251) 937-4060 FEDEX...... (800) 762-3787 BOSARGE DIVING—Pascagoula, MS...... (888) 762-6364 CORE INDUSTRIES, INC...... [email protected] • 251-602-1308 HENRY MARINE SERVICE INC.—887 Cochran Causeway...... (251) 438-9442 FIKES TRUCK LINE, INC...... (800) 643-6611 BURKHALTER SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT...... (877) 815-8334 FINCH DISTRIBUTION...... (800) 844-5381 GLOBAL STEVEDORING, INC...... [email protected] • 251-433-4198 MOBILE-CHICKASAW PORT FACILITIES, INC...... (251) 456-7648 FRIESE HAULING INC...... (800) 654-4811 GOLDEN STEVEDORING COMPANY, INC...... [email protected] • 251-433-3726 HYDRAULIC CRANE SPECIALISTS...... (251) 675-000X PATE STEVEDORING COMPANY, INC...... [email protected] • 850-438-3648 LEA DIVING & SALVAGE—Alabama State Docks...... (251) 432-4480 GLOBAL MARITIME LOGISTICS LLC...... (251) 432-2000 H GULF COAST INTERMODAL...... (251) 653-1880 PREMIER BULK STEVEDORING, LLC...... [email protected] • 251-433-1196 BLAST FREEZE/COLD STORAGE MAMMOET...... (404) 696-4982 RICHARDSON STEVEDORING AND LOGISTICS SERVICES, INC...... [email protected] • 251-432-0081 MOBILE REFRIDGERATED SERVICES...... (251) 433-4198 HANNA TRUCK LINES...... (205) 783-8200 HI-GEAR EXPRESS, INC...... (251) 259-5362 SISCO...... [email protected] • [email protected] • 251-433-6750 INDUSTRIAL DIVING HORIZON FREIGHT SYSTEMS...... (800) 242-9212 SOUTHERN CARGO HANDLERS, INC...... [email protected] • 251-432-5549 BULK LIQUIDS AMERICAN MARINE SERVICES...... (251) 443-7771 HORNADY TRANSPORTATION LLC ...... (800) 633-1313 TRI-STATE MARITIME SERVICES, INC...... [email protected] • [email protected] • 251-432-1054 ALABAMA BULK TERMINALS...... (251) 438-9891 BOSARGE DIVING—Pascagoula, MS...... (888) 762-6364 ICE LINE LOGISTICS, LLC—1321 Foster Avenue, Nashville, TN 37210...... (615) 782-7200 H INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORTATION...... (800) 626-5682 TESTING, SAMPLING, WEIGHING, CARGO GULF ATLANTIC...... (251) 456-8491 Ext. 109 BROWN SALVAGE & DIVING CO.—P. O. Box 1415, Pensacola, FL ...... (800) 234-3471 PLAINS MARKETING...... (251) 456-4688 IHS...... (251) 479-7600 CERTIFICATION AND CRANE INSPECTION COMMERCIAL DIVING SERVICES INC.—P. O. Box 850637, Mobile, AL 36685...... (251) 665-0017 INTEGRATED TRANSPORT LLC...... (334) 354-3339 GULF COAST ASPHALT...... (251) 432-7666 AL DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE & INDUSTRIES—P. O. Box 244...... (251) 415-2531 FATHOM INDUSTRIES—5385 Battleship Parkway, Spanish Fort, AL...... (251) 626-7800 JAMES CARTAGE CO...... (251) 457-1534 AMERICAN AERO CRANES­ – 9500 Bellingrath Road, Theodore...... (251) 973-0450 TRANSMONTAIGNE PRODUCT SERVICES...... (251) 434-4203 LEA DIVING & SALVAGE—Alabama State Docks...... (251) 432-4480 H JOHN FAYARD MOVING & WAREHOUSING...... (866) 862-0867 C. BAXTER, JR. & ASSOCIATES INT'L, INC...... (251) 476-1998 LANDSTAR RANGER...... (251) 690-9050 RICHARD BESSELARR — P. O. Box 16542...... (251) 476-9909 BUNKERING SERVICE LIGHTERING, GAS FREEING AND SPILL CLEANUP H LARSEN INTERMODAL SERVICES, INC...... (800) 949-8501 CALEB BRETT USA, INC. — 505 N. Craft Hwy., Chickasaw, AL...... (251) 457-8751 CHEMOIL—777 Walker, Houston, TX 77002...... (713) 336-1100 MACROTRANSPORT SERVICES—Ormond Beach, FL...... (203) 926-8911 BSI INSPECTORATE...... (504) 392-7660 AARON OIL CO., INC.—P. O. Box 2304...... (251) 666-8143 MEADOR WAREHOUSING DIST., INC...... (251) 457-4376 MIDSTREAM FUEL SERVICES, INC.—P. O. Box 2826...... (251) 433-4972 CHALLENGE ENGINEERING & TESTING INC — 4234 Halls Mill Rd., Mobile, AL 36691...... (251) 666-1435 R. CARTER & ASSOC., INC.—507 Diaz St., Prichard, AL...... (251) 452-0154 MILAN EXPRESS CO., INC...... (251) 456-8571 CRANE INSPECTION SVC., INC. — P. O. Box 461, Fairhope...... (251) 928-6262 TRANSMONTAIGNE—P. O. Box 3064...... (251) 433-0066 FERGUSON HARBOUR, INC.—31153 Stagecoach Rd., Spanish Ft., AL...... (251) 626-3295 H MILLER TRANSER...... (800) 669-6877 DEVAN INSPECTION CO. — 63 South Royal Street, Suite 1001, Mobile, AL 36602...... (251) 709-8119 INDUSTRIAL WASTE SERVICES, INC.—1980 Ave. A...... (251) 694-7500 H MILLER TRANSPORT& RIGGING CO...... (251) 457-0471 DIXIE LABORATORIES, INC.—1011 S. Beltline Hwy...... (251) 602-5502 CONSULATES INDUSTRIAL WATER SVCS., INC.—P. O. Box 50236...... (800) 447-3592 MMS TRANSPORTATION CO...... (251) 438-3658 GUARDIAN SYSTEMS—P. O. Box 190, Leeds, AL...... (251) 879-1850 CONSULAR CORPS OF MOBILE—6204 Brandy Run North 36608...... (251) 455-8182 ED MORRIS MOVING & HAULING...... (251) 457-7734 INDUSTRIAL N.D.T. CO.—1901 Brookdale Dr. W...... (251) 479-7560 OIL RECOVERY CO., INC.—P. O. Box 1803...... (251) 690-9010 JIM NEWSON TRUCKING (Salvage Buyer)...... (800) 748-8931 BOLIVIA—Thomas J. Purvis—3413 Canacee Dr...... (251) 666-6969 INSPECTORATE AMERICA, INC.—P. O. Box 190755...... (251) 666-4000 OIL RECOVERY MARINE TERMINAL Blakely Island...... (800) 350-0443 OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINES, INC...... (251) 452-2904 INTERNATIONAL CARGO GEAR BUREAU INC.—500 Spanish Fort Blvd...... (251) 626-4452 DENMARK—Martin H. Cunningham— 205 St. Louis St...... (251) 432-4633 PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL—3537 Desirrah Drive S., Mobile, AL 36618...... (251) 470-0955 H OVERNITE TRANSPORTATION CO...... (251) 456-6545 JOINER MARINE SERVICES—9305 Johnson Rd. S...... (251) 633-6118 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC—Luis Frias—951 Government St., Suite 520...... (251) 432-2332 THOMPSON ENGINEERING—P. O. Box 9637...... (251) 653-4525 P&S TRANSPORTATION...... (205) 788-4000 ROYAL ST. JUNK CO.—P. O. Box 2185...... (251) 432-6392 GEORGIA—Matt Metcalfe—P.O. Box 2903...... (251) 432-2600 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LLC—4230 Halls Mill Road, Mobile, AL 36693...... (251) 662-3500 PATE STEVEDORING COMPANY, INC.–P.O. Box 12781, Pensacola, FL...... (850) 438-3648 SAYBOLT, LP—P. O. Box 432, Saraland, AL...... (251) 679-1113 PRECISION TRANSPORTATION...... (866) 877-5623, FAX: (601) 898-0553 NORWAY—L. H. Stuart, Jr.—6204 Brandy Run Road N...... (251) 342-2151 USI OIL —1900-A Broad St...... (251) 432-0775 SGS CONTROL SERVICES, INC.—P. O. Box 617...... (251) 679-1500 PGT TRUCKING, INC...... (888) 372-5710 SGS MINERALS—P.O. BOX 1962...... (251) 432-2781 H POINT LOGISTICS...... (251) 452-2128 THOMPSON ENGINEERING—3707 Cottage Hill Rd...... (251) 666-2443 CONTAINER REPAIR & LEASING LINE HANDLING H QUICK DELIVERY SERVICE , INC...... (251) 471-5369 A. W. WILLIAMS INSPECTION CO.—P. O. Box 2107...... (251) 438-3691 CHICKASAW CONTAINER SERVICES, INC...... (251) 457-7300 ALABAMA LINE SERVICES—P. O. Box 9308...... (251) 661-2105 H RICHWAY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES...... (251) 441-7499 DOCKSIDE SERVICES...... (251) 438-2362 BERT'S LINE HANDLING—P. O. Box 2213...... (251) 432-1611 ROADWAY EXPRESS...... (251) 457-9274 TOWING COMPANIES ROSS NEELY SYSTEMS, INC...... (800) 366-3359 AEP RIVER OPERATIONS...... (251) 644-6553 JOHN FAYARD MOVING & WAREHOUSING...... (866) 862-0867 DOCKSIDE SERVICES, INC.—P. O. Box 122...... (251) 438-2362 SAIA MOTOR LINES...... (251) 452-5700 EXSIF WORLDWIDE, INC...... (800) 231-7781 MO-BAY SHIPPING SVCS., INC.—P. O. Box 1842...... (251) 433-1621 COOPER MARINE & TIMBERLANDS—P. O. Box 1484...... (251) 434-5000 SCHNEIDER NATIONAL...... (800) 558-6767 CRESCENT TOWING & SALVAGE—118 N. Royal St., 12th Floor...... (251) 433-2580 TANK SOLUTIONS, INC...... (888) 551-8265 PEDERSEN MARINE SERVICE & SUPPLY—662 St. Louis St...... (251) 432-6045 H SEABREEZE TRUCKING INC...... (251) 661-3186 DANA MARINE SERVICE—210 St. Louis St...... (251) 432-2775 TRI-STATE MARITIME SVCS.—P. O. Box 2725...... (251) 432-1054 SHELTON TRUCKING...... (251) 690-9294 MARQUETTE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY–720 Oak Circle Dr. East, Suite 201, Mobile, AL 36609...... (251) 300-3535 U.S. CUSTOMS SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES, INC...... (251) 443-1557, (866) 888-7335 NELSON MARINE SERVICE INC.--Yeend St...... (251) 433-2079 SOUTHERN CARTAGE...... (334) 284-3033 PARKER TOWING CO.—P. O. Box 20908, Tuscaloosa, AL 35402...... (205) 349-1677 PORT DIRECTOR—150 N. Royal St., Suite 3004...... (251) 441-5106 MARINE FUMIGATION SERVICES SOUTHERN HAULERS, INC. (Dump Trucks)...... (800) 537-4621 A & P PEST CONTROL, INC...... (251) 463-4867 RADCLIFF/ECONOMY MARINE SERVICES—P. O. Box 3064...... (251) 433-0066 H SOUTHERN INTERMODAL XPRESS INC. (SIX)...... (251) 438-2749 SEABULK TOWING—P. O. Box 1644...... (251) 432-2611 ATLAS PEST CONTROL...... (251) 341-1410 DUNNAGE — PLYWOOD H S/M TRANSPORTATION...... (251) 679-8200, (888) 546-2013 SELF TOWING CO.—P. O. Box 161545...... (251) 342-1482 ALL*STAR FOREST PRODUCTS, INC.—7096 Stone Dr., Daphne 36526...... (251) 626-8777 BUGMASTER EXTERMINATORS, INC...... (251) 666-4402 SPECIALTY TRANSPORTATION CO. (Bulk)...... (888) 467-5737 TENN-TOM TOWING, INC.—P. O. Box 2826...... (251) 433-7800 BUCHANAN LUMBER—104 Industrial Canal Rd. East...... (251) 433-9567 ORKIN EXTERMINATING CO., INC...... (251) 666-7506 H TRANS-STATE LINE...... (800) 643-2140 WARRIOR & GULF NAVIGATION CO.—P. O. Box 11397, Chickasaw...... (251) 452-6000 TRISM SPECIALIZED CARRIERS...... (800) 292-3829 REDD PEST CONTROL...... (251) 660-1550 WATERWAYS TOWING & OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC.—P. O. Box 1821...... (251) 438-5240 CASSIDEY LUMBER—P. O. Box 391, Mobile 36601...... (251) 456-0099 U. S. F. DUGAN...... (251) 457-5326 McGINNIS LUMBER COMPANY, INC.–P.O. Box 2049 Meridian, MS 39302...... (601) 483-3991 TERMINIX SERVICE...... (251) 447-0858 VENTURE EXPRESS...... (251) 653-4947 TRANSLATORS/INTERPRETERS MIDWAY FOREST PRODUCTS—P. O. Box 7667, Spanish Ft., 36527...... (251) 626-8010 WATKINS TRUCKING CO., INC...... (800) 633-8238 NATHALIE S. GARRIZ—[email protected]...... (251) 634-3280 SMITH COMPANIES—100 Pardue Rd. Pelham 35124...... (800) 322-0540 MARINE RADIO AND ELECTRONICS WILLIS SHAW FROZEN EXPRESS...... (251) 661-9420 JOSIANE LANDMAN – Cultural Connections...... (251) 767-2747 H WILSON TRUCKING CORP...... (251) 452-0668, (866) 645-7405 (H ELECTRICAL CONTROL AND AUTOMATION) DR. SOPHIA LASZLO...... (251) 342-6707 WOERNER TRANSPORTATION...... (800) 547-6828 ICS—578 Azalea Rd., Mobile, AL...... (251) 661-6061 MARIA PAPP...... (251) 929-1889 EXPORT BAGGING, PACKING AND DRUMMING WONDERLAND EXPRESS (Heavy Haul)...... (251) 653-7348 LUIS SEBASTIANI...... (251) 344-5207 CUSTOM MARKETING SERVICES INC...... (205) 668-4042 GULF COAST AIR & HYDRAULICS INC.— 3415 Halls Mill Rd...... (251) 666-6683 WRIGHT TRANSPORTATION, INC...... (800) 342-4598 MEADOR WAREHOUSING & DIST., INC.—1750 N. Craft Hwy...... (251) 457-4376 MOBILE MARINE RADIO—7700 Rinla Ave...... (251) 666-5110 YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEM INC...... (251) 438-2432 Marine Operator...... (251) 666-3487 TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION MITCHELL CONTAINER SERVICES.—226 Saraland Blvd. S...... (251) 675-3786 AVERITT EXPRESS...... (800) 283-7488 MMS PACKAGING COMPANY—P. O. Box 2066...... (251) 438-3658 Radioteletype...... (251) 666-9042 PILOTAGE CHOCTAW TRANSPORT INC...... (251) 457-9231 Radio Telegram...... (251) 666-9041 MOBILE BAR PILOTS ASSOC.—P. O. Box 831...... (251) 432-2639 PORT CITY MOVERS & DELIVERY—5235 Kooiman Rd., Bldg. 4, Theodore, AL...... (251) 342-7079 MOBILE INNER HARBOR PILOTS—Alabama State Docks...... (251) 441-7250 CUSTOM MARKETING SERVICES INC...... (205) 668-4042 STEM PRODUCTS—P. O. Box 66531...... (251) 457-5557 RADIO-HOLLAND USA, INC.—701 S. Conception St...... (251) 432-3109 H ESTES-EXPRESS...... (251) 964-4801 H HORIZON FREIGHT SYSTEM...... (251) 653-7348 L. H. STUART CO., INC.—2064 Ave. C, Brookley...... (251) 441-0770 H PRISM—200 Virginia St...... (251) 341-1140 RAIL TRANSPORT SPERRY MARINE SYSTEMS—2756 Dauphin Island Pkwy...... (251) 471-5008 ALABAMA & GULF COAST RR...... (251) 694-2883 HTP LOGISTIC MANAGEMENT...... (251) 666-4766 TEAGUE BROS. TRANSFER & STG. CO.—519 Bayshore Ave...... (251) 476-6122 MACROTRANSPORT SERVICES—Ormond Beach, FL...... (203) 926-8911 TEAM ONE COMMUNICATIONS—3360 Key St., Mobile, AL...... (888) 343-TEAM BURLINGTON NORTHERN / SANTA FE...... (205) 320-3637 CANADIAN NATIONAL / ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD...... (800) 342-5424 MARITIME & COMMODITY SERVICES, LLC...... (251) 432-0511 FIRE SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE CSX RAIL TRANSPORT...... (251) 434-1300 PGT TRUCKING, INC...... (888) 372-5710 R. CARTER & ASSOC., INC.—1406 Telegraph Rd...... (251) 452-0154 MARINE SURVEYORS KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN ...... (409) 886-2270 P&S TRANSPORTATION...... (205) 788-4000 C.H. ROBINSON COMPANY—110 Beauregard Street, Suite 107...... (251) 441-7012 HILLER SYSTEMS, INC.—3710 Lakeside Ct...... (251) 661-1275 ALPHA MARINE SURVEYORS–180 Country Club Dr., Daphne...... (251) 626-7299 NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP...... (205) 951-4761 BULK MARINE RESOURCES...... (251) 295-4838 TERMINAL RAILWAY ALABAMA STATE DOCKS...... (251) 441-7301 SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES, INC...... (251) 443-1557, (866) 888-7335 SAFETY SOURCE INC.—6161 Rangeline Road...... (251) 443-7445 SUMMA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, Consultant—P. O. Box 160447...... (251) 666-6287 W. T. AMES & ASSOCIATES—149 Fairway Dr., Daphne...... (251) 626-1172 UNITOR SHIP SERVICES—500 St. Louis St...... (251) 432-0762 WRIGHT TRANSPORTATION, INC...... (800) 342-4598 GEORGE BROOKFIELD—186 Ridgewood Dr., Daphne...... (251) 626-1758 SAFETY SPECIALISTS AND CONSULTANTS WORLD SHIP SUPPLY (MOBILE), INC.—4600-B Cypress Business Park Drive...... (251) 662-7474 BESSELAAR & ASSOCIATES—P. O. Box 16542...... (251) 476-9909 MICHAEL H. BARRIE—263 N. Jackson St...... (251) 433-8122 JOINER MARINE SERVICES—9305 Johnson Rd. S...... (251) 633-6118 TRUCK TANK LINES C. BAXTER, JR. & ASSOCIATES INT'L, INC...... (251) 476-1998 MARITIME SAFETY & SECURITY COUNSEL, LLC ...... (251) 767-9430 INTRANSIT—Hwy. 43, Malcolm, AL ...... (888) 299-0069 FOREIGN FREIGHT FORWARDERS MATLACK, INC...... (251) 675-5686 (H CUSTOM HOUSE BROKERS) RICHARD BESSELAAR—2809 Cottage Hill Rd...... (251) 476-9909 C. E. COLLIER & ASSOCIATES, INC.—5050 Lossing Rd., Coden, AL...... (251) 873-4382 SHIP CHANDLERS/SERVICES MCKENZIE TANK LINES, INC...... (251) 457-2331 H AIR/SEA FORWARDING—3812 Springhill Ave...... (251) 460-0551 MILLER TRANSPORT...... (251) 457-0471 CAPT. JOHN D. SMITH—P. O. Box 2585, Daphne...... (251) 626-8394 AIR GAS GULF STATES—5480 Hamilton Blvd, Theodore, 36582...... (251) 653-8743 C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE...... (251) 441-7012 ALABAMA LINE SERVICES—P. O. Box 9308...... (251) 661-2105 REDWING CARRIERS, INC...... (251) 675-5640 CARMACK MARINE IND. SVC. INC.—1609 B Rochelle Street...... (251) 662-5765 PAUL A. BOULO, INC.—255 N. Joachim St...... (251) 433-5445 ATLAS MARITIME SERVICES CO.—P. O. Box 2901...... (251) 432-4533 COOK CLAIMS SERVICE—P. O. Box 160461...... (251) 470-0774 H JOHN M. BRINING CO.—P. O. Box 403...... (251) 432-9741 AUTRY GREER & SONS—2850 W. Main St...... (251) 457-8655 U.S. COAST GUARD GENERAL MARINE SERVICE—P. O. Box 2533...... (251) 928-6728 AZALEA GLASS & MIRROR—251 St. Louis St...... (251) 434-0000 COMMAND CENTER – 24 HRS...... (251) 441-5976 H N. D. CUNNUNGHAM—205 St. Louis St...... (251) 432-4633 C. L. HAMILTON—P.O. Box 302...... (251) 433-9997 CTW LAUNDRY/LINEN SVC.—2750 Mauvilla Dr...... (251) 476-2229 WATERWAYS...... (251) 441-5940 EMERY FOWARDING—2215 Ave. “O” Brookley Complex...... (251) 433-0885 PORT STATE CONTROL...... (251) 441-5279 DC MARITIME TECHNOLOGIES INC.—2210 Main St., Daphne, AL 36526...... (251) 625-0503 CHINA SHIPPER SUPPLY—456 Dauphin Island Pky...... (251) 479-7443 EMO TRANS...... (251) 342-3313 VESSEL ARRIVAL DESK...... (251) 441-5279 JOINER MARINE SERVICES—9305 Johnson Rd. S...... (251) 633-6118 CORTNEY COMPANY, INC...... (888) 267-8639 H EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL...... (251) 431-4992 DIVERSIFIED LIFTING SYSTEMS—Elgg Bertens...... (800) 752-1214 SR. INVESTIGATING OFFICER—Bldg. 102 Brookley Complex, S. Broad St...... (251) 441-5207 MARINE INSPECTION, LLC–63 South Royal Street, Suite 1001, Mobile, AL 36602...... (251) 375-2020 VESSEL INSPECTION...... (251) 441-5203 JENSEN SHIPPING CO.—244 W. Valley Ave., Birmingham, AL...... (205) 328-2343 ENVIRONMENTAL SAFE MARINE & IND. COATINGS—Corrosion Control...... (251) 341-9189 NATIONAL CARGO BUREAU, INC.—Commerce Building, Ste. 605, 118 N. Royal St...... (251) 432-0781 GENERAL MACHINERY, INC.—P. O. Box 5174...... (251) 473-1588 H CAROLE C. LELAND—244 W. Valley Ave., Birmingham, AL...... (205) 328-2343 NAUTECH MARINE CONSULTANTS, INC.—7226 Bridgewood Lane, Spanish Fort, AL 36527...... (251)-447-0422 GLASCOW-MOORES—808 Executive Park Dr...... (900) 659-7000 USDA PLANT PROTECTION AND QUARANTINE H CTB USA OF FLORIDA...... (866) 621-0091 ext. 224 PAGE MARINE—4153 Tamworth Dr...... (251) 661-1520 GLOBAL SUPPLY CO.—5570 Rangeline Rd., Suite B...... (251) 443-6456 RICHARD F. WALCK 3737 Government Blvd., Suite 517...... (251) 661-2742 LILLIEROOSE CORP.,–1709 Thistlewaite Dr., Mobile 36618...... (251) 259-5362 PORT CITY MARINE SURVEYORS—D. J. Smith...... (251) 661-5426 GULF COAST AIR & HYDRAULICS INC.— 3415 Halls Mill Rd...... (251) 666-6683 H M. G. MAHER & CO., INC.—80 St. Michael’s St., Ste. 315...... (251) 433-8474 GULF COAST MARINE SUPPLY CO.—P. O. Box 2088...... (251) 452-8066 WAREHOUSES (H U.S. Customs Bonded Warehouse) (H H U.S. Customs Bonded Carrier) SABINE SURVEYORS—851 East I-65 Service Rd. South...... (251)-433-9997 H ATLAS SHIP SERVICES...... (251) 432-4533 MACROTRANSPORT SERVICES—Ormond Beach, FL...... (203) 926-8911 HILLER SYSTEMS, INC. (Marine Decking / Repair)—3751 Joy Springs Drive...... (251) 661-1275 SGS MINERALS—P. O. Box 1962...... (251) 432-2781 CHINA SHIPPER SUPPLIES—456 Dauphin Island Parkway...... (251) 479-5746 AVERITT EXPRESS...... (251) 443-7703 H RICHARD MURRAY & CO.—109 No. Conception St...... (251) 432-5549 SHIP ARCHITECTS, INC...... (251) 621-1813 KAMIL SHIP SUPPLY—500-504 St. Louis St...... (251) 432-0762 AZALEA BOX COMPANY...... (251) 457-6940 H PAGE & JONES, INC.—52 N. Jackson St...... (251) 432-1646 WOODRUFF INDUSTRIES INC—4021 Shana Drive...... (251) 473-5327 KENNEDY INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY, INC.—P. O. Box 9939...... (251) 666-8615 H H BALDWIN TRANSFER...... (251) 433-3391 Birmingham, P. O. Box 320126...... (205) 595-8429 KLOMAR SHIP SUPPLY—P. O. Box 1118...... (251) 471-1153 CUSTOM MARKETING SERVICES INC...... (205) 668-4042 Huntsville, P. O. Box 6025...... (256) 772-0231 L & M WELDING SUPPLY INC.—51 S. Hallet St...... (251) 432-3615 H H DOCKSIDE SERVICES INC...... (251) 432-6592 MARITIME WASTE DISPOSAL MARINE & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO.—150 Virginia St...... (251) 438-4617 H DOTHAN WAREHOUSE...... (334) 793-6003 T. A. PROVENCE & CO.—P. O. Box 942...... (251) 433-5424 AARON OIL CO., INC.—P. O. Box 2304...... (251) 666-8143 MARINE SPECIALTY CO.—111 Short Texas St...... (251) 432-0581 H EQUITY TECHNOLOGIES CORP...... (251) 432-7784 H GEO. RUEFF, INC.—P. O. Box 2962...... (251) 433-8851 BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES—P. O. Box 16504...... (251) 666-5724 MIDSTREAM FUEL—P. O. Box 2826...... (251) 433-4972 H H JOHN FAYARD MOVING & WAREHOUSING...... (251) 443-9125 SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT FORWARDERS—6448 Hillcrest Crossing...... (251) 661-7284 R. CARTER & ASSOC., INC.—1406 Telegraph Rd...... (251) 452-0154 MOBILE SHIP CHANDLERY CO.—210 St. Louis St...... (251) 432-3501 FINCH COMPANIES...... (251) 457-6671 STIEGLER SHIPPING CO., INC.—1151 Hillcrest Rd., Suite F...... (251) 639-7300 DOCKSIDE SERVICES, INC.—P. O. Box 122...... (251) 438-2362 PEDERSEN MARINE SERVICE & SUPPLY—662 St. Louis St...... (251) 432-6045 H H GULF COAST INTERMODAL...... (251) 653-1880 PORT CITY CLEANERS/K&K ENTERPRISES (Laundry/Repairs)...... (251) 452-0813 KEYPORT WAREHOUSING...... (251) 964-4607 TEAM WORLDWIDE — 3357-6 Copter Rd. , Pensacola, FL 32514 ...... (850) 698-1465 FERGUSON HARBOUR, INC.—31153 Stagecoach Rd., Spanish Ft., AL...... (251) 626-3295 SEPARATOR SPARES & EQUIPMENT—8610 Highway 188, Irvington, AL...... (866) 218-0013 H MEADOR WAREHOUSE...... (251) 457-4376 TRADELANES — 61 St. Joseph St., Suite 1000 ...... (251) 343-8031 INDUSTRIAL WATER SERVICE—1980 Ave. A...... (251) 694-7500 SHANGHAI TRADING CO.—2000 Airport Blvd...... (251) 473-6446 MERCHANTS TRANSFER COMPANY...... (251) 457-8691 TRANSGROUP WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS – 162 State St. 36602...... (251) 433-7668 OIL RECOVERY CO., INC.—P. O. Box 1803...... (251) 690-9010 SMITH SERVICES OF ALABAMA—701 Bill Myers Dr...... (251) 675-0855 H MOBILE MOVING & STORAGE CO...... (251) 438-3658 H DANIEL F. YOUNG—1215 Seminole Dr. NW, Hartselle, AL...... (256) 773-6202 PSC.—4531 Hamilton Blvd., Theodore, AL 36582...... (251) 443-7701 SOUTHERN MARINE SUPPLY CO.—1920 Avenue A...... (251) 432-5657 H H QUICK DELIVERY SERVICE , INC...... (251) 471-5369 H W.R. ZANES & CO. OF LA, INC.—P. O. Box 1006...... (251) 438-1597 WASTE MANAGEMENT INC.—17045 Highway 43, Mt. Vernon, AL...... (251) 829-4006 STANDARD EQUIPMENT CO.—75 Beauregard St...... (251) 432-1705 RELOAD ALABAMA...... (251) 432-2568 WESCO GAS & WELDING SUPPLY—940 Martin Luther King Dr., Prichard...... (251) 457-8681 H S/M WAREHOUSE...... (251) 679-3344 36 ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 2010 ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 2010 37 Vulica Shipping Co., Ltd. STEAMSHIP AGENCIES Atlantic Trade Don Walden – 770-226-5909 PAGE & JONES INC. AND LINES Sara Beth Fielden – 770-226-5945 52 N. Jackson St., Mobile, 36602 • (251) 432-1646 Doug Barton – 770-226-5930 Michael B. Lee, President AZTEC MARITIME SERVICE INC. [email protected] P.O. Box 1505, Mobile, 36633 • (251) 432-7273 Operations/Mobile Carnival Line Mark Fenton, President • [email protected] Neil Turner - 251-433-3800 • Central Gulf Fax: 251-434-6552 Crowley Lines Services BIEHL & COMPANY • Forest Line 118 N. Royal St., Suite 705, Mobile, AL 36602 GULF HARBOR SHIPPING Hapag-Lloyd Line P. O. Box 1246, Mobile, 36633 • (251) 432-1605 2000 Old Spanish Trail, Suite 100, Slidell, LA 70458 International Transport Logistics Larry McInnis, Local Manager (985) 661-8005 • Fax: (414) 921-5013 • Keystone Shipping Co. [email protected] [email protected] Pelican Cargo Transport Rickmers Line Columbus Line - Aust/N.Z. Texaco, Inc. Columbus Line - South America INCHCAPE SHIPPING SERVICES Waterman Concorde Line 11 North Water St. •

Gulf Africa Line Suite 9290 • Mobile, 36602 Hinode Lline Elaine E. Dearmon, Vice President ROSS MARITIME INC. Josie Mock, Manager P. O. Box 1022, Mobile, 36633 • (251) 432-1611 National Shipping Co., of Saudi Arabia Carl Black, President • [email protected] Navinter Line Phone: (251) 461 2747 • Fax: (251) 461 2748 ousing Nordana Nordana Worldwide LOTT SHIP AGENCY INC. SEACLIFF AGENCIES, LLC 259 N. Conception, Mobile, 36603 • (251) 433-1621 P. O. Box 1947, Mobile, 36633 • (251) 433-1196 Pan Ocean Line Ritchie Macpherson, Manager Trucking Stevedoring Warehousing U. S. Africa Navigation Line P. O. Box 1802, Mobile, 36601 William B. Lott, President [email protected] BLUE WATER SHIPPING COMPANY Stephen G. Havranek, Vice President Clipper Americas 4739 Utica Street [email protected] C.I. C. Suite 103 Drummond Coal Metairie, LA 70006 MARITIME ENDEAVORS OBC Forest Line (504) 455-8462 SHIPPING COMPANY, LTD. [email protected] 1901 Alabama State Docks Blvd, Building 50, SEAGULL MARINE INC. Suite 109, Mobile, AL 36602 Mobile Middle Bay Port, Bldg. 303 • (251) 443-6789 BULK SHIPPING INC. P.O. Box 1064, Mobile, AL 36633 Tim Dardar, Vessell Agent 118 N. Royal St., Suite 705, Mobile, AL 36602 Jason Kernion, operations Manager [email protected] P. O. Box 88, Mobile, 36601 • (251) 433-1585 (251) 434-9600 • Fax: (251) 441-7171 email: [email protected] SHIP SUPPLY OF FLORIDA, INC. Thomas Murray • [email protected] 15065 NW 7th Avenue • Miami, FL 33168 MCW Shipping NORD-SUD SHIPPING, INC. President, Elias Giannakopoulos CG RAILWAY 605 St Francis Street (305) 681-7447 • Fax (305) 769-3502 11 North Water St., Suite 18290, Mobile, 36602 Mobile, Al. 36602 [email protected] (251) 243-9228 • Fax: 251-706-6937 Paul Pugh Email: [email protected] P. (251) 431-7274 • F. (404) 348-4380 TRANSMARINE ALABAMA INC. Cell – (251) 895-1507 105 North Conception St., Mobile, 36602 LBH USA (CISA) Email – [email protected] Luis Sanchez-Navarro and Lee Collier Danny Guthrie, Local Manager [email protected] • (251) 432-8486 ASD Blvd., Suite 107 NORTON LILLY INTERNATIONAL AGENCY Carribean Forest Carriers P.O. Box 1083, Mobile, AL 36633 One St. Louis Center, Suite 3002, 36602 Transmarine Chartering, Inc. 251-694-7001 • [email protected] Rachel Allen, Marketing Director • (251) 431-6335 [email protected] WESTFAL-LARSEN SHIPPING CMA CGM Atlantic Bulk Carriers 163 St. Emanuel Street • Mobile, AL 36602 CMA-CGM (America) LLC Atlanticargo (ACS) Office: (251) 694-6928 300 Colonial Parkway, Suite 325 Big Lift T orbjorn Skaar, Ops. Mgr. – [email protected] Roswell, GA 30076 C.C.N.I. Scot Stinson COSCO Brookside Parkway, Suite 165 • Alpharetta, GA 30022 Marine Pipe Reconditioning (770) 729-6733 Ext. 6733 CMA/CGM P. 770-569-5821 • F. 770-569-5823 [email protected] CSAV Mike Hawe – [email protected] Rebecca Dyson Ext. 2394 China Shipping Becky Jenny – [email protected] 757-961-2394 Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha Local Vessel Agent – Inchcape Shipping Services [email protected] Emirates Shipping Line (AGX) Hoegh Lines WILHELMSEN SHIPS SERVICE Kawasaki (K Line) Regions Tower • 851 East I-65 Service Road CRIMSON SHIPPING CO., INC. Suite 1050 • Mobile, Alabama 36606 Ken Wear, Terminal Operations Manager Lykes/Americana 150 Viaduct Road • Chickasaw, AL 36611 Maersk Tele: (251)-471-2661 • Fax: (251)-471-2662 251-457-9551 • Fax: (251) 457-9597 Mitsui E-mail:[email protected] [email protected] Navix Lines Sanko Steamship Company • AMERICAN FLAG LINE FILLETTE, GREEN SHIPPING SVC. (USA) CORP. Shinwa Kaiun Kaisha Ltd. 261 N. Conception Street, Mobile, AL 36603 Shipping Corporation of India PO Box 1842, Mobile, AL 36633 Southern Star Office (251) 375-2224 • Fax (251) 423-6813 Spliethoff Shuttle Cell (251) 379-6597 • Email: [email protected] Toko Kaiun Kaisha Ltd. Web: fillettegreen.com United Arab Shipping Co. Western Bulk Carriers GAC SHIPPING (USA) INC. 2727 Allen Parkway, Suite 740 • Houston, TX 77019 NSA AGENCIES INC. (713) 533-3200 • Fax: (713) 533-3220 261 N. Joachim, Mobile, 36603 • (251) 433-1536 Email: [email protected] George E. Duffy, President Tom Nasman, President & CEO Ted C. Lee, Mid Gulf/South Atlantic Mgr. [email protected] GENERAL STEAMSHIP CORP. A/S Bulkhandling 118 North Royal St., Suite 509 • Mobile, AL 36602 Armada Shipping Office: (251) 438-5071 (24 hr) • Fax: (251) 438-5072 Coulouthros Ltd. Email: [email protected] Fednav International John Kirkpatrick Jr, District Manager Ganmount Shpg. Guinomar International Richardson Stevedoring & Logistics GLOVIS AMERICA, INC. Hellespont S. S. Corp. 1110 Montlimar Dr., Suite 630, Mobile, AL 36609 J. Lauritzen Bulkers Stan Winter, Manager; [email protected] Kerr Norton Marine (251) 342-8292; Fax: (251) 342-8291 M & R Shipping Metal Logistics & Affiliated Companies ZIM Nautica GRIEG STAR SHIPPING Navios Corporation Atlanta, Georgia Seamar Shipping [email protected] Seatramp Tankers S. F. P. O. Far East - Gulf (Med) Trade T & E Bulkers “Seamless Solutions” Julie Springer - 770-226-5931 Torm Bulk Emily Kiley - 770-226-5941 Torvald Klaveness & Co., AIS Thomas Johansen – 770-226-5936 Trans Sea Transport Customer needs and satisfaction are the number one priority. U. S. Steel Group - A Div. of USX Corp. U. S. Steel Mining Co., LLC For more information, please contact Mike Richardson in Mobile 38 ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 2010 PH # 251-432-0081 Fax # 251-432-0082 ALABAMA STATE PRSRT - STD PORT AUTHORITY U.S. POSTAGE MOBILE, AL 36633 PAID MOBILE, AL PERMIT NO. 1390 Address Service Requested

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